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Genki Hikari

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13. And people who know better

Wed Nov 9, 2022, 11:00 AM

Nov 2022

Keep telling you that IT DOES NOT MATTER IF POTENTIAL POLLING SUBJECTS DON'T ANSWER A COLD CALL.

Pollsters aren't morons. They now leave voice mails and text messages to contact people for polling, which will get past even the most aggressive screening. They leave information to get back to them.

This is how I was contacted. Once by a reputable pollster--to which I responded, and once by a not-so-reputable one, which I didn't.

I realize that people love to cling to their BS delusions about how they "think" things work, but that doesn't make the BS any less delusional.

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Wow, "If it wasn't for Gen-Z, there would have been a red wave." [View all] kpete Nov 2022 OP

It makes me sad that my generation, the millennials, Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #1

My M kids are, however they don't vote LeftInTX Nov 2022 #38

GenXer here... Fritz67 Nov 2022 #61

I wish older people realized it will be their world. AnnaLee Nov 2022 #2

Don't even get me started on this AntivaxHunters Nov 2022 #4

It's agism 24/7/365 for that generation. Probatim Nov 2022 #27

... orangecrush Nov 2022 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author AntivaxHunters Nov 2022 #88

It's a challenge to get younger people to vote and run GOTV campaigns. LeftInTX Nov 2022 #41

Yep, that is what I was expecting. honest.abe Nov 2022 #3

And people who know better Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #13

I hope this engagement will empower them to continue voting. TheBlackAdder Nov 2022 #5

Yes!! You vote once, you're more likely to vote again LeftInTX Nov 2022 #45

Thank you, Gen-Z! Turn that red wave into a red mist. tanyev Nov 2022 #6

Thank you, Gen Z catrose Nov 2022 #7

I'm ashamed that my age group are such stupid Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #8

I don't know why you're surprised Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #16

Perhaps, but what I saw Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #24

Wow. What a great post. Bravo! nt Tommymac Nov 2022 #42

Great post. I hope Thom, Prof. Wolf & more see it. Pls. consider making it a separate OP. 🗽 appalachiablue Nov 2022 #60

This is sooo accruate Yavin4 Nov 2022 #33

I keep making this point to my fellow Boomers. malthaussen Nov 2022 #39

You're calling all the young liberal boomers "extreme"? Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #43

All older Repugs know is that "people were a lot whiter growing up" peppertree Nov 2022 #25

My sibling was gay Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #28

Republicans have a real problem with (among many other things) minding their own business peppertree Nov 2022 #90

Mine's the worst -- people now in their mid-50s, born mid-1960s. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #69

Have Dems actually retained their majorities in both houses? 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2022 #9

Maybe they'll stop blaming the baby boomers for everything now FakeNoose Nov 2022 #10

we boomers need to step back DonCoquixote Nov 2022 #11

I think those kids from the Parkland shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas school FakeNoose Nov 2022 #15

We (18 to 32yo, I just turned 26) showed up in record numbers in both 2018 and 2020 Celerity Nov 2022 #35

When I first joined this board as a young millennial 19 years ago, Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #46

It was (and is) still really bad for Millennials (I am a Zillennial, born on the cusp of both Gens) Celerity Nov 2022 #57

Yeah, I've heard it all. Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #59

And now, apparently, racism and sexism in this country are all Gen-Z's fault. Mariana Nov 2022 #75

FWIW I'm a boomer ally GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #63

oh, yes,some of the best people/friends I have made here have been Boomers or even older Celerity Nov 2022 #66

That poster appears to be blaming literal children for the current state of affairs. Mariana Nov 2022 #74

Hmmm ... you just joined DU one month ago FakeNoose Nov 2022 #78

No. Mariana Nov 2022 #79

Hmmm, I see ... you've been on DU since 2008 FakeNoose Nov 2022 #92

"...not even 25 years old". Mariana Nov 2022 #93

I don't blame you! Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #81

"Gen-Z's seat at the table was always there for them." Mariana Nov 2022 #72

What? Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #82

Generation Jones Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #12

GQP propaganda has dominated the media space their entire adult lives. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #18

Generation Jones were or became ADULTS during the 80s Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #21

I was about 4 Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #22

Same. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #70

A lot of conservatives have false memories of the good old days IronLionZion Nov 2022 #40

Yes, the founder of Red State says that... LeftInTX Nov 2022 #48

Gen Jones are later Boomers, (perhaps very early Gen Xers), a 45 year old is solid late Gen X, and Celerity Nov 2022 #64

Yup. We're "'tweeners". momta Nov 2022 #84

The Kids are Alright Beetwasher. Nov 2022 #14

Every generation votes Liberal when it is young. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #17

A sizable minority of young boomer liberals... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #20

I wasn't being specific about you or me. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #47

👍 electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #86

Boomers, 5 siblings & many more never went con/greed. I witnessed Reagan's Inaug. in 1981 in DC.. appalachiablue Nov 2022 #67

👍💙 Nixon by being pardoned help set the stage for drumphf. Reagan was a Horror show!... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #85

Not true. Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #49

Are millenials 60? maxsolomon Nov 2022 #51

I don't have the link anymore but Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #53

Well, that checks out with my kids and nieces. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #50

That's perhaps a 'truism' until evidence is provided. Tommymac Nov 2022 #56

Yes, that's anecdotal. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #71

As an older Millennial I felt the same pride in '08 and '12 when my generation Jspur Nov 2022 #19

Kudos and TY Gen Z... and don't forget that ... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #23

As someone who hasn't seen "under 30" in an absurdly long time, I have one thing to say to Gen Z: Richard D Nov 2022 #26

Thank you, Gen Z!!! One of the very few silver linings of Mango Mussolini's disastrous "presidency" LaMouffette Nov 2022 #29

Thanks Gen Z EnergizedLib Nov 2022 #30

Now - how will you repay them? Grins Nov 2022 #31

Re-pay them inthewind21 Nov 2022 #36

Gen Z range in age from 10 to 25. Mariana Nov 2022 #77

Well, this 65 year old voted blue relayerbob Nov 2022 #32

Nonsense. Every time someone says, If not for a particular group Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2022 #34

If "wishes" and "buts" were clusters of nuts... Tommy Carcetti Nov 2022 #37

Few things have pleased me more in this election than knowing Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #44

+1. Good going! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #52

Young people who voted to have a brighter future demostrated a modicrum of intelligence - NoMoreRepugs Nov 2022 #58

Seniors who want their Medicare and Social Security taken away iemanja Nov 2022 #62

That would be a majority of them, then. Mariana Nov 2022 #83

Big turn out for young people in WI Mz Pip Nov 2022 #65

Still don't quite have the numbers Mariana Nov 2022 #87

I am so greatefull to everyone that voted but EXPECIALLY Gen-Z sdfernando Nov 2022 #68

I'd bet every generation is liberal when they're young. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2022 #73

I think that is going to change kwolf68 Nov 2022 #76

My guess is that what will happen is that... BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2022 #80

this is true for each person who voted treestar Nov 2022 #89

Legalize cannabis next year! Emile Nov 2022 #91